Call and Program for the “People First, Not Finance!” Forum in Nice

When 99 % of the population realizes that it has the right to refuse to be governed and exploited by the remaining 1 percent. When it realizes that by uniting, another globalization is possible other than the one imposed by the same 1 percent… Then the 99 % will decide to get up and fight for their freedom.

The demonstration of 15.O / 15th October, in its divergency and conjunction, means much more than simple exasperation. Humanity is no more and no less globalized than before. With ideas and the tools needed to act glocal, it is a massive change from the obsolescent democratique infrastructures in place. In reappropriating the physical and virtual forums, we will be capable of appreciating again what our common goals are. 15M > OccupyWallStreet > G99. Three movements which are the foundations of this opening sequence we are contributing to develop, with an essential creativity and responsibility.

The 15.O was not an end in itself. The 15.O was only a step. The process is bigger, wider and even more (r)evolutionary. What counts is the path we are taking and not the destination. The steps will continue, and we shall be active on every one of them.

In a few days, at the beginning of November, the Group of the worlds 20 wealthiest countries will meet and struggle to decide on the future of humanity grouped together in 194 countries. Democracy fails us as it has done for too long.

The G20 will be the occasion to show our powerful governing authorities that their voice will not be the only one to be heard. On the spot it will be a bit like Tom Thumb against Godzilla but we will take up the challenge and invite you to join us in Cannes from October 31st till November 4th 2011 to shout out loud and clear that we are the G99 %, we are everywhere and their G20 is in fact far more dangerous than us!

About author

We are just like you, citizens of the world fed up with the critical situation and we believe a real change can be achieved through the coordination of non violent actions and self-managed alternatives around the world.
There must be a better way of dealing with the survival and enjoyment of our life, we believe in consensus and in non-hierarchical organization. We believe that another world is possible, where nobody has to die of hunger while others throw food away.
We don’t have flags and we fight the borders crossing them. We try to be in the best place at the good moment, from Brussels to Lisbon, from Madrid to Athens, reporting but also acting.
We come from activist groups, hacking platforms or post capitalist projects and we participated a lot in the Spanish revolution since the beginning.
We leave our respective assemblies for this international project of global coordination but we keep in touch, sending back information and visiting regularly.
We are open to integrate new people to our project or to help the creation of new teams. More information about our way to work in the protocol.